Voicethread is a media aggregator that is stored and accessed online incorporating images, documents, audio and video files. Users from around the world can add content, navigate pages and leave comments in 5 different ways.
In laymans terms, voicethread is a kind of online interview platform. There could be a picture in the middle displaying a piece of student artwork. Participants in the Voicethread can then place a comment about the work. These comments, along with the commenters icon, appear around the image.
An introduction to VoiceThread
Background
VoiceThread was created by Steve Muth, a toy inventor from NY, and Ben Papell, a real estate developer from south Florida. The beta of the service was launched March 2007. VoiceThread's stated goal is make asynchronous voice collaboration around media simple and accessible. Voicethread Oral tradition goes Web 2.0
Media
VoiceThread supports PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, images, and video. VoiceThread even imports photos from Flickr, Facebook, or the web.
Advantages
VoiceThread is asynchronous: Group collaboration and communication can happen at anytime from anywhere. VoiceThread is engaging: Not being text driven, VoiceThread is built around multimedia applications which help to capture the learner driven generation. VoiceThread is easy to use: Easy for students and teachers to share graphics, audio/video files and comments. Voicethread allows quick responses: no need to be limited by the speed you can type at, all you need to do is talk to the computer.
Disadvantages
-Once you allow anybody to comment, you need to check these to ensure appropriate content is being added.
-Uploading images is a bit slow.
- Advanced packages are fairly expensive for the everyday user.
-VoiceThread does not allow multiple users to have simultaneous access to the same account.
-VoiceThread might required a rethinking of traditional approaches to assessment.
Example of a classroom Voicethread
How to use
A tutorial is available online at: View a print-oriented tutorial for VoiceThread that you can use to introduce staff; it is available to download from Scribd for modification/revision using under Creative Commons Copyright (ShareAlike-Noncommercial-Attribution). Thanks to Miguel Guhlin.
What is VoiceThread
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In laymans terms, voicethread is a kind of online interview platform. There could be a picture in the middle displaying a piece of student artwork. Participants in the Voicethread can then place a comment about the work. These comments, along with the commenters icon, appear around the image.
An introduction to VoiceThread
Background
VoiceThread was created by Steve Muth, a toy inventor from NY, and Ben Papell, a real estate developer from south Florida. The beta of the service was launched March 2007. VoiceThread's stated goal is make asynchronous voice collaboration around media simple and accessible. Voicethread Oral tradition goes Web 2.0Media
VoiceThread supports PDF, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, images, and video. VoiceThread even imports photos from Flickr, Facebook, or the web.Advantages
VoiceThread is asynchronous: Group collaboration and communication can happen at anytime from anywhere.VoiceThread is engaging: Not being text driven, VoiceThread is built around multimedia applications which help to capture the learner driven generation.
VoiceThread is easy to use: Easy for students and teachers to share graphics, audio/video files and comments.
Voicethread allows quick responses: no need to be limited by the speed you can type at, all you need to do is talk to the computer.
Disadvantages
-Once you allow anybody to comment, you need to check these to ensure appropriate content is being added.-Uploading images is a bit slow.
- Advanced packages are fairly expensive for the everyday user.
-VoiceThread does not allow multiple users to have simultaneous access to the same account.
-VoiceThread might required a rethinking of traditional approaches to assessment.
Example of a classroom Voicethread
How to use
A tutorial is available online at: View a print-oriented tutorial for VoiceThread that you can use to introduce staff; it is available to download from Scribd for modification/revision using under Creative Commons Copyright (ShareAlike-Noncommercial-Attribution). Thanks to Miguel Guhlin.